Germany, Empire. A Standard Issue Imperial Army Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle Auction Archive measuring 56 mm (w) x

measuring 56 mm (w) x 87 mm (h - inclusive of crown suspension with horizontally pierced ball adorned by cross)

surface rust evident

mounted onto a black wool backer

1944 and disembarked in France a month later

Baring appears as the bearded officer lying in the foreground

Germany, Empire. A Standard Issue Imperial Army Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle Auction Archive measuring 56 mm (w) x(Deutsche Armee Koppelschloss). Constructed of magnetic metal, the obverse with a stamped raised field depicting the Royal crown, surrounded by a series of two circular ropes with the inscription GOTT MIT UNS (God with Us) inscribed in raised lettering on the top half of the circle, and two raised laurel steps tied together on the bottom half, the reverse with a soldered catch, and a standard dual prong spring bar, measuring 61 mm (w) x 47 mm (h), a